Visit to the Hitler Line

15-18 September 2007

LT Donalt Hunt, Lt Col Nick Tougher, Gareth Baillie, SUO Colin Davidson

  
     
 
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  hl01   Hitler Line looking South to the Start Line  
  hl02   Where the Easternmost minefield was at the Hitler Line  
  hl03   Looking East from the Hitler Line to Monte Cairo  
  hl04   The ravine where Lt Donald Hunt's Churchill tank toppled over during the battle  
  hl05   Lt Donald Hunt enjoying the Italian hospitality in Cassino  
  hl06   The view from the top of Monte Cassino, at the Abbey  
  hl07   Monte Cassino Abbey  
  hl08   American M10 Tank Destroyer  
  hl09   A Sherman Tank  
  hl10   Some sort of turret thing  
  hl11   SUO Colin Davidson explaining to his CO, Lt Col Nick Tougher, what a "crack" soldier he is  
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Italian memorial at Monte Lungo

  
  hl13   Inscription at the Italian Memorial  
  hl14   Lt Col Nick Tougher explaining the Mission of the 1st Canadian Division to soldiers of 40 Sigs Rgt.  
  hl15   Lt Donald Hunt giving first hand experience to soldiers of 40 Sigs Rgt.  
  hl16   Commonwealth Grave Site, Cassino  
  hl17   Lt Donald Hunt at the North Irish Horse Graves, Cassino  
  hl18   Gareth Baillie, Lt Donald Hunt and Lt Col Nick Tougher after laying a wreath at the NIH graves, Cassino  
  hl19   Monte Cassino from the Commonwealth Graves  
  hl20   The Polish War Graves, Cassino  
  hl21   SUO Colin Davidson, Lt Donald Hunt and Lt Col Nick Tougher hunting for beer in Aquino  
  hl22   SUO Colin Davidson and Lt Donald Hunt waiting for 40 Sigs Rgt to turn up outside Aquino